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[victorianbeauty.livejournal.com]

I'm new to this group but I already feel like I belong here. I have a couple of questions that maybe some of you could help me with. I have never had the "normal" abdomen cramps with my period, all I ever have is cramps in my crotch. Does anybody else have these? My family doctor (not an OBGYN) put me on birth control to reglulate my hormone levels (For I have PMDD) and he said that would help with the cramps but it hasn't!!! Nothing ever helps, I take Midol or Pamprin 4 at a time and it still doesn't help. Also, while menstruating I mainly shed big clumps of lining, is this also not normal? Thanks in advance.

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[tara-incognito.livejournal.com]

Hello. I joined the group over the weekend and entered the hut this afternoon. Happy New Year!

Occasionally, I will experience "crotch cramps" They hurt like hell, like you have a big heavy weight attached to a string attached to your vulva. Big fun.

Only once has the pain been so bad that I couldn't get any more vertical than sitting position. That was right before my first ever period.

More often than not, I feel my cramps in my upper thighs and down into my knees, as if my nerves were on fire and/or numb. It is a strange feeling.

I was on birth control in 1998 to regulate my shifting hormones. It helped with everything BUT the cramps, which I still felt, although to a lesser degree.

Sorry I don't have any tips for you. But it's nice to know that I'm not the only one who experiences this type of cramps.

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

I've been menstruating since 1976, and have gotten what I just call "a really achy coochie" ever since. It feels like the pelvic bone is trying to implode.

[pillu.livejournal.com]

me too. I hate that feeling, I thought I was a weirdo for having it. Its nice to know I'm not the only one

[http://users.livejournal.com/-glitter-fiend/]

Bextra helped me. I dunno if it will for you though. I had to go to the hospital on my birthday for starting my period once ;x
So... just take that as an example if you want to try it.

[sashajwolf.livejournal.com]

I get those cramps too. I find kava kava helps with them, but it needs to be used with caution, because it can damage the liver - it's no longer on sale in Europe for that reason.

I was told once that clumps larger than an old-style UK 10-pence piece should be checked out. Um, can someone translate that into something that would be meaningful in the US? The old 10p was larger than any US coin I can recall.